PSU Cheerleading squad to make season debut

Dec 01, 2010

Panthers to perform at Saturday’s basketball
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PLYMOUTH, N.H. – The Plymouth State
University varsity cheerleading team will make its 2010-11 season
debut this Saturday when the Panthers perform at the Panther
men’s and women’s basketball doubleheader at Foley
Gymnasium.

The Panthers will make their debut Saturday in the Little East
Conference twinbill against the University of Massachusetts
Dartmouth (women at 1:00 p.m., men at 3:00 p.m.) The
cheerleaders will perform at PSU home men’s and women’s
basketball doubleheaders this winter as well as a couple of
competitive tournaments next semester.

PSU Cheerleading Season Preview 2010-11

Head Coach Erin Boylan

The Panthers are led by head coach Erin Boylan,
who is now in her second season at Plymouth State. This is
PSU’s fifth season with cheerleading as a varsity
sport.

2010-11 Panther Season
Outlook

Coach Boylan and her squad are excited about the season, and the
coach says the team is raring to go for this Saturday’s
debut.

“We’ve had a great preseason,” said Boylan.
“I was able to plan everything a lot earlier and it has been
a lot smoother this year. I think we will be a lot more
polished and flashy this season, a crowd-pleasing kind of
team. We have more game stunts to show off, and some new
dance routines.”

Part of the preseason training included a speed camp, said Boylan,
where the staff from the University of Louisville came to PSU and
taught some new stunts to the Panthers.

“We learned some advanced stunts, and some harder
stunts,’ said Boylan, “which will be great to show off
and it will improve our program.”

The Panthers have six returnees back from last season who are
joined by five newcomers. Boylan said the group is already
blending together.

“All of the returners have done a good job as the core of the
team,” said Boylan, “encouraging the younger girls,
getting everyone into the gym during the preseason, and doing the
workouts. They’ve all been great.”

Coach Boylan is excited about the group of Panther flyers this
season. She says they will provide plenty of excitement for
the fans. The group of fliers include freshmen
Lyndsey Rasicot (North Attleboro, Mass./North
Attleboro), Harlie Shaul (Wallingford,
Conn./Sheehan) and Rissa Meyer (Plymouth, N.H.
/Plymouth Regional) and sophomore Jess Caisse
(Hudson, N.H./Alvirne).

“Lyndsey is an incredible flyer and tumbler, and I think
people will be amazed when they watch her,” said Boylan.
“All of our flyers will be fun to watch.”

The Panthers are led by senior co-captains Chandra
Touch (Portland, Maine/Portland) and Jess
Rickard (North Attleboro, Mass./North Attleboro).
PSU also has two other seniors, Leah Bergeron-Rosa
(Manchester, N.H./Central) and Jackie Delmonte
(Nashua, N.H./North), as well as sophomore Amelia
West (Nashua, N.H./South).

The Panthers will be looking for strong performances next semester
when competitions come around.

“We’re looking to improve in that area,” said
Boylan. “Last year we competed at a tournament with
some Division I schools, and that was a little unfair. This
year we’re going to compete against schools from our division
and see where we stack up. We’re excited to perform
this year.”